The Dyslexic Advantage: Spotting patterns and making predictions.
Last week, we explored what Narrative reasoning looks like in social work practice and the impact it can have in and on our practice with...
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Nov 10, 20216 min read
The Dyslexic Advantage: narrative reasoning
What is narrative reasoning? To understand narrative reasoning, we first need to understand memory. Memory and narrative reasoning are...
Nov 3, 20215 min read
The Dyslexic Advantage: big picture thinking
People with dyslexia often see things more holistically. They can miss the trees but see the forest. Neuroscience is giving us an insight...
Oct 27, 20216 min read
The Dyslexic Advantage: Visual thinking
“Millions have dyslexia, few understand it” (Emanuel, 2016) In my previous post The Dyslexic Social Worker I listed the number of...
Oct 15, 20217 min read
Consequences of the 'shame game' in management practice
We have all experienced the uncomfortable, unsettling, and unbearable feelings of shame and guilt in our lives. I for one would try to...
Oct 3, 20219 min read
Reflections about re-traumatisation from sensationalised media reporting.
Over the last week, the court case surrounding Sarah Everard’s murder has been widely aired on tv, reported in newspapers, and shared...
Sep 22, 20217 min read
Social Work Interviews- Advice for Dyslexic Social Workers and for Employers.
Listen here: My last post, The Dyslexic Social Worker, provided practical dyslexia advice and support. I received a lot of feedback about...
Sep 3, 20217 min read
The Essential Read: Co-regulation in the (Social Work) workplace
Listen here: I have decided to write a post on emotional regulation in social work practice due to experiencing an implicit yet...
Aug 20, 20213 min read
The Dyslexic Student Social Worker- Proofreading
Listen here: Welcome to the final episode of the Dyslexic Student Social Worker. This post will provide you with tips and tricks on how...
Aug 8, 20213 min read
The Dyslexic Student Social Worker- Reading
Listen here: Welcome to Part 3 of the Dyslexic Student Social Worker. This post will provide you with tips and tricks on how to make...
Jul 25, 20214 min read
The Dyslexic Student Social Worker- Essays
Listen here: Part two of the Dyslexic Student Social Worker moves on from exploring how to write lecture notes and moves on to discuss...
Jul 9, 20214 min read
The Dyslexic Student Social Worker- How to take great notes
Listen here: The next four bite-size posts aim to provide dyslexic social work students with some tips and tricks to help them along...
Jul 1, 20216 min read
Student Social Work Hub- Opening the Curtain on Dyslexia in Social Work
Listen here: In case you missed it, below is the post I wrote for the Student Social Work Hub. I am in my second year of practice as a...
Jun 24, 202110 min read
The Assessed and Supported Year in..... WHAT?
So, you have submitted your final assignment, finished your final placement and you are ready to begin a challenging and fulfilling...
Jun 18, 20217 min read
The Dyslexic Social Worker
Listen here: As a social worker with dyslexia, I felt an important part of this website and my blog would be to acknowledge the large...
Jun 11, 20218 min read
Mark Finnis- A Restorative/Relational Practice Hero?
I had originally planned for the first blog post to be about the social work Assessed and Supported Year in Employment. However, I...
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